Seasonal garden maintenance in Godstone

The right jobs at the right time of year, built into regular visits to Godstone gardens.

Seasonal garden maintenance in Godstone runs to a slightly different clock depending on your soil. Sandy village gardens warm up and dry out early, so they’re ready for first cuts and mulching sooner. Clay gardens out towards Blindley Heath stay cold and wet for longer, and they want another week or two of patience before anyone walks on them.

If you’re on a regular visit, the seasonal jobs are built in at no extra charge and happen as the year turns. If you’d rather book them one at a time, that’s fine too. Either way, we’ll tell you what’s coming up.

Seasonal garden maintenance in Godstone: spring and summer

Late February into March we clear the winter debris, cut back last year’s perennials and grasses, and mulch the borders while the soil’s still moist. On greensand that spring mulch is the most useful thing you can do all year, because by June the sand has given up most of its water. Summer is upkeep: mowing, deadheading, weeding and keeping an eye on how dry things are getting. Formal hedges get a light late-summer trim once they’ve been checked for nests.

Leaf clearance and the autumn garden tidy up

Autumn’s the busy one. Leaf clearance matters more than people think, because a mat of wet leaves left on a lawn for a few weeks yellows the grass underneath and invites moss. We clear lawns, beds and paths through October and November. The autumn garden tidy up takes in cutting back, planting spring bulbs and the start of the main hedge season. Winter is for structure: renovating deciduous hedges while they’re bare, and pruning roses in February.

Seasonal Services in Godstone: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

When should I book an autumn garden clean up in Godstone?

September is ideal, before the leaves really start coming down, because the diary fills up in October. If you’re on a regular visit, it’s already in the plan.

Do you do leaf clearance on its own?

Yes. One visit or a few through the autumn, with lawns, beds, paths and drives cleared and the leaves taken away.

Is there anything worth doing in the garden in winter?

Plenty. Hedge renovation while deciduous hedges are bare, rose pruning in late winter and tidying borders once they’ve died back. We don’t mow frozen or soaked lawns, so winter visits are mostly about structure.

When does the first grass cut of the year happen in Godstone?

Usually late March or early April on the sandy village lawns, once they’ve dried and started growing. Lawns on clay towards Blindley Heath can need another week or two. The first cut is always a high one.